I just purchased my first boat. Actually i traded a 200k mile 97 BMW for this all original 1983 Celebrity 176V. I think it was a pretty good trade!! It only has 368 hours on it and sounded and rode very nice. It definitely shows its age and has one soft spot in the floor and has aftermarket jump seats on the side of the engine cover but the 305 ci. 898 Mercruiser with an alpha 1 drive ran great and hull seemed near perfect. I cant wait to start enjoying the water. This summer i plan on just using it as is and hopefully doing things like interior repair and gel coat refinishing over the winter. Let me know what you think of the boat. Heck it even came with all the original covers. The mooring covers, and the storage cover. Attached three are from when picked it up. Links below are after a quick cleaning and finding the old mooring covers buried under seats, life vests, and some anchors in the front. The water covers are actually stamped from June of 1983 hahaha.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AR5uVuZZd3rmE0pC5G79PxrH3K0K8U5Jqw/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eZ2jsnkXhBjyI94fisdkbPeb7Dki9gdTIA/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NBqGglYBE0g3nGANUjLWkh9Ur2YEMr7m3w/view?usp=sharing
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AR5uVuZZd3rmE0pC5G79PxrH3K0K8U5Jqw/view?usp=sharing
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NBqGglYBE0g3nGANUjLWkh9Ur2YEMr7m3w/view?usp=sharing
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